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Brlght,all the Gladstonians were returned by
large maJorlties over the Unionists.
Earl Spencer. formerly Lord Lieutenant of
leiaha, on arriving at Truro, Friday, en-
route TO plymouth, was greeted by con-
course OF 5000 persons and was presented
with an address of welcome He reniied IN
tne ADDRESS In a speech In the course of
which he condemned the governments Trish
policy and advised Home Rule.
Mr.. Gladstone writes Il am unaware Of
any law to prevent the public discussing the
conduct either Of Parliament or Of the Speak
er. 1t Is just that blame be cast where It Is
due, namely on the Tory and dissident Lib
eral majority who forced the new rule, fore
ing upon the Speaker task impossible for
MIN to perform without stirring up resent
ment and probably impairing the confidence
OF one side or the other.
canon Wilberforce and his wife and daugh-
Ser, nave sailed from Southampton, on the
Jonn Morley was indisposed Thursday
evening, and was unable to speak on the CO..
ercion bill as he had intended. Among the
auditors in the House during the debate this
evening, was the King Of the Belgians.
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Death of mrs. De sauIniers.
News from the Ocean.
Death of Captain Simpson,

THoMAsToN, April 15.-Captain Charles
W. Stimpon, one of Thomaston's retired
shipmasters and prominent citizen. died
this afternoon. aged 70 wears.
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GEN ERAL NEWS.

Thursday night almost the entire village
of Aainsworth, Iowa, was destroyed by fire.
More than twenty business houses and sew
eral dwellings were destroyed.
Daniel Jewell, the wife murderer, was
hanged in the Jail yard at st. Louis at $50
o'clock Yesterday morning. 0aly about 40
persons were present.
Several prisoners escaped from the Jail at
Lamar, Mo-, Thursday night by saving a
bar off in the corridor. A woman furnishe
the men means of escape.
The "Owl," an obscene sheet published at
Troy, N. Y, was raided by band of masked
men yesterday morning and the type pied,
and the press destroyed.
Beecher's fancy farm at Peekskill is TO be
sold. 1t cost 100000.
Thursday, George Werner, the teacher of
the suburban village school in the town of
Williamsburg, Wisconsin, punished a re-
fractory pupil, named Henry Zugbusch, by
applying a rule sharply to his wrists. and
the latter fell back in his seat dead. The
teacher fed and has not been seen since.
A closed mail pouch which left Louisville
last night was robbed Of its contents. The
extent of the loss is not known.
Water Register Murphy of Hoboken, N.
j., is defaulter to large amount.
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NOT GUILTY OF CRUELTY.
The Charges Against Captain Nich-
OILS of the Ship Belle of Bath, Dis
missed.

PHILADELPHIA, April 15.-William G.
Nichols, master of the ship Belle, of Bath,
was given summary hearing by Judge But.
Ter in the United States District Court this
morning. upon charge of cruelty to hi,
sailors. The complainants were James
Cronin, James Brady, George Smith and
James Matrin. They and a number of their
fellow seamen testified that during the re-
cent voyage the captain had, without cause,
put them in irons, and triced them up by the
wrist, SO that their feet barely touched the
deck of the vessel, and that they were forced
to remain in this position for about an hour
and half They said the captain was drunk
at the time, and that he had been drunk ever
since. Witnesses for the defence told an en-
tirely different story. Their evidence went
to show that the sailors had refused to obey
orders, and that the captain, who was per-
fectly sober man, had been forced to punish
them in order to enforce discipline. Judge
Butler said the defendant did not look like a
drinking man, but appeared respectable and
intelligent. Under the circumstances the
complaint must be dismissed.
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what tho commissioner OF Internal
Revenue Says.
SUBURBAN NEWS.
sAccARAPPA.

The entartainToert r,,,.,, r., Ar,.s rh
49,. -, -'''.-.-.'As ~. " -ai'o IAusn-
eon anu her class at odd Fellows Hall
Thursday was literally patrOnized. They
were assisted hv Mia nraea NJ uou
,.,o1;.t-t ps-.,s 80 A"A'
'ionnis" roItanui MISS Edlth nj. Lane,
vocalist, and Mr.. j. w. Lane, pianist. With
one exception, the entertainment was eom-
posed OF home talent. The readings we're
finely rendered, and the programme t6roush-
out was successfully carried oat
The fair and Entertainment Ii ba riven nv
Naomi Lodge. ID. OF r.. will Commence
have arranged for grand exhibitIon 4
pleasing programme viii he nresentsd each
day and evening
Wednesday evening The Convregatloral
Circle gave supper with resdInes ana mnsIe
at the church vestrv The enferfainment
was condneted nv t,vo classas ~ ~. cs.
school ~ WV SA"''S' Va '"0 Se""~S
ON the sana avarino n sooi.h,. -. hoi.
at the Nj N Chnrch vestrv ~ifh i,ts-ar. is,1 80
ercIses bv the vonno men ~ ths Sryrfev
School.
c a parish meeting Of the Warren Church
MondSy ey;Ds Ssn;DSraT2 % secrs,avs, was @ nSia ass
interesting report showing the financial and
social condition Of the parish TO be highly
XII doo srnda5 dnSre nave peen upwards OF
Guiding the cost of recon strucf on a'd s,si-
tiOns 10 the church edIfice The eoiIovvin-
board Of ofIieers was elected for the e1rran3
year: John Il. Warren II. ri gevcomh Al
The nsnaI Easta ser.,,,s,. ,,,a-. ,o....,
last Sunday on aceonnt ~ extra yosetgrg.
held during the mast two vveels The ser.ics
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BOSTON & MAINE.


The bill now before the Massachusetts
General Court which authorizes the Boston
q Maine to purchase the Eastern further
authorizes the purchase Of other roads. but
not until after the purchase Of the Eastern.
The roads mentioned are as follows: The
Danvers Railroad Company, the Dover &
Minnipiseogee railroad, the Kennebunk q
kennebunkport Railroad Company, the
Lowell u Andover Railroad Company, the
Newburyport Railroad Company, the West
Amesbury Branch Railroad Company, the
Worcester, Nashua & Rochester Railroad
Company, the Orchard Beach Railroad
Company, the Chelsea Beach Railroad Com
pany. the Eastern railroad In New Hamp-
shire, the NewburypOrt City Railroad Com
pany, the Portsmouth Il Dover railroad, the
Portsmouth, Great Falls q Conway rail-
road, the Portland, Saco q Portsmouth Rail
road Company, the WOlfbOro' railroad. the
South Reading Branch Railroad Company
and the Portland Il Rochester railroad.
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MAIN E.
Another Suicide.

BIDDEFoRn, April 15.-Joshua Haley Tar
box, aged rs years, a prosperous farmer of
lower Biddeford, hung himself in his barn
Friday morning. Dependency was the
cause. During the early part of his life Mr..
Tarbox followed the sea for living and
then settled down and has since followed the
,,'rsuits of farmer at his place on the For
t,,no. pooa road. He has been hard
working, industrious a.. " 'u0oo'oiui iaihei
and accumulated handson.e piop0i.S
through his own exertions. He was respec.-
ed by everybody who knew him and no one
ever had occasion to say aught against his
character In conversation with one OF his
neighbors not long ago he said that he never
should carry on his farm another season.
from which it may be inferred that he had
for some time time contemplated the deed
that he committed this morning.
New Postmasters Commissioned.
WASHINGTON, April 15.-Daniel r. Pres
ton he's been commissioned postmaster at
East Benton, and Nathan III. Small at Green
wood.
Death of Mrs. De SauIniers.
LEWISTON, April 15.-Mrs. De Saulniers Of
Lewiston. one of the persons poisoned by
taking wine of colchicum three weeks ago,
died this morning Her husband, it will be
remembered, died on the Sth. The poison
was put up by mistake for port wine.
News from the Ocean.
RocKLAND, April 15.-Great anxiety is
felt for the safety of the schooner Parker NJ.
Hooper, Capt. John Hardness of Rockport.
She sailed Feb. &C. from Havana for Boston,
with sugar, and has not been heard from
since.
Death of Captain Simpson.
THoMAsToN, April 15.-Captain Charles
W. Stimpon, one of Thomaston's retired
shipmasters and prominent citizen, died
this afternoon, aged 70 years.
AChurch to be RemodeIed.
RoCKLAND, April 15.-The Warren Con-
gregational church, by private subscription.
have raised $500 to pay for remodeling the
church edifice. The work will begin at
once.
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MURDER AND SUICIDE.
A Man In Frenzy Kills His Friend,
Then Jumps Into River and
browns Himself.

MAcHIAs, April 15.-James Anderson, a
Scotchman, lived at Whitneyville for many
years. He earned living by keeping poul-
try and selling eggs. He was peaceable
man. John Dillon, an Irishman, lived neal
to Anderson. This afternoon Dillon sent to
Anderson to bring him some eggs. Ander-
son delivered the eggs and Dillon paid fol
them. There was no quarrel and no misun-
derstanding. As Anderson passed out Of
Dillon's house, the latter quickly fired on
Anderson, infiicting probably mortal
wound in the abdomen. Dillon ran to a
ledge near his house, 15 to 20 feet above the
water, leaped in and disappeared in the
strong current. The body has not yet been
recovered. Both men were widowers. Dill
Ion leaves son and three daughters. An
derson has no family. Dillon had been
frenzied at times for year or two. The men
had always been friends.
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oRTLAND, SATURDAY MORNING, APRIL 1e 1887

against coercion. England, Scotland and
Wales and the great liberal masses in Eng
land are Treland's allies. At such a time. Il
would won be as unfair as it would be unwise to
take any action which would weaken Par
moments nom arms. If, after fair and patient
trial and a full presentation of the case,
England's only answer to Ireland is to give
her q choice Oh prison or the poor house.
neither England nor the rest Of the world
need be surprised # Ireland ID, takes Labou-
LET the English do the praying The Eng
iish. and not the Irish, will be the beggars
for npaean -
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Z. P. JONES, Pvt 5. G.,
Reunion Of Theta palts.

pos,-~N, April l5--The annual meeting
on1 1Jsl hanor.' "f the New England Associa-
ton of the Theta A. '1a Sni e@1liege society,
was held tonight at Youns 9sei tbe anu Mas was
attended by delegates from ail =. ''o 1srm sres
England colleges having chapters in the A..
ternity. Among those present were Presi-
dent Capen of Tufts College, A. L. Bartlett
of Boston University, and DR.. H. F. Lewis
of Harvard.
The following officers were chosen for the
ensuing year: President, Z. II. Capen, pre-.
sident Of Tufts C0llege; Vice President, A.
l.. Bartlett of Boston; Secretary and Treas
urer, A. M. Heard of Amherst, and a board
of directors. James S. Riggs of Amherst
was the toastmaster of the evening, and
among those who made responses were
Sumner Robinson of Tufts, Frank j. Urqu-
hart of Dartmouth, w. w. Winslow of Har-
ward,
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PORT Az PRINCIPE.
Excitement Among the American
and Spanish Residents.

NEW York, April ia Key West, Fla,
despatch dated Thursday night says: "The
u. S. steamer Yantic arrived here this after,
noon from Port au Principe, Hayti.. 1t is
Port au Principe, Commander Green posi-
lively and officially forbade the English
men-of-war in that harbor to execute their
threat of seizing the Tortugas Island. The
report has created considerable excitement
here among both the American and Spanish
pOpulation,
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A Prize Fight Arranged.

New YORK, April 15.-There is now every
prospect of a prize fight being arranged be-
tween John l.. Sullivan and Jake Kilrain
for the $4,000 Police Gazette diamond
belt and the championship of the world, if
Sullivan will agree to fight Kilrain in the
arena. A well known sporting man posted
$1,000 for forfeit with With. Richard K. Fox, do
to match Kilrain to fight Sullivan for $1,000 a
side. Kilrains hacker is we'll known
sporting man Of Baltimore, who agrees to
find stakes and arrange the match to take
place in three, four or six months from the
signing of the articles.
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KENNEBUNKPoRT IN FLAMES
Half of the Business Section of the
Town Consumed.-HeIp Sent from
Biddeford.

BIDDEFoRD, April 49, a. ma large fire
is in progress at Kennebunkport. half the
business section of the town has been con-
sumed. The Biddeford fire engines have
been telegraphed for and are about to leave
the city on special train.
GKennebunkport is a place of little over
1000 inhabitants, and is situated % miles
from this city. The lateness of the hour
when the news reached here made it impos-
sible to get any news additional to the meagre
dispatch given above-ED.
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CHICAGO.
Carpenters and Journeymen Cannot
Agree.

CHICAGO, ILL.,, April 15.-At a meeting of
the master carpenters association Thursday
night, an ultimatum to the 5000 striking
journeymenswas adopted in form of resolu-
tions, and no concessions were made and
refusal to treat with the men as a body were
reiterated, the dltimation was carried to
the strikers executive council by commit
tee of the masters. 1t was not favorably
received, and though action on it was de-
ferred till Friday, the outlook is that both
sides have nearly decided upon long and
bitter fight.
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THE PAN HANDLE STEAL.
Most important Arrests Yet to Be
Made,

PITTsBURG, April 15.-The most import
ant arrest in the Pan Handle case IS vet 10
be made, A former conductor on the road
named Connolly is supposed to have been
leader Of the gang, and to have run away
with an immense tamount of plunder. He
got wind some time ago that a raid would be
made and skipped. He is now In Kansas.
but an officer has been sent after him. BE,
tween 80 and 80 Of the arrested rairoaders
will waive hearing and will give bonds 10
await the action of the grand jury
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Murty cafrihan Awakened Only to
Find His House on Fire,

SOUTH FRAMINGHAM, April 15.-At 2.30
o'clock this morning the dwelling of the es-
tate of the late Joseph Moss, on the Ashland
had adj no Insurance. It was occupied by Mprss
ty Garrihan, he being in the house alone,
and nearly losing his life, and awakened by
his dog barking and scratching at the door.
Mr.. Garrihan loses all his household effects
and has no insurance. Loss Of property in
all $500, Mrs. Moss having considerable
stuff therein.
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Connecticut Strongly for a Protective
Tariff.

HARTFORD, April 15,-In the Senate to-:
dav the House resolutions in favor of pro-
tectiye tariff were taken up. Amendment
was offered substituting directions 70 Repre-
sentatives in Congress to sen use all efforts to
ppickel snrar and wood on the free list. The
amendment was lost by 8 to IL and the origi-
nal nal resolutions passed-12 to 2. Of the p
votes. Iot s ii were Republicans and Democrat; /;
the negative votes were all Democrats.
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The Effect of the Inter State Com.
merce Law.

SAN Francisco, April 15-The Merchant,
journal devoted to wine culture, publishes
an article showing that the overland ship
ment of raisins from California for the first
quarter of the present year amounts to 2,s70-
600 pounds, as compared with 1,040,000
pounds during the corresponding period last
year., Reviewing the growth of this indus.
try, the article says 1t would be but short
time before foreign raisins became an un-
the Interstate commerce law. The freight
on rasins from California to New York Is 7C
cents per ton, while from Spain to New York
it is only cents. 1t will thus be seen that
it will be impossible for California raisins to
compete. with those in Spain. The only pro.
lection formerly assured our raisin makers
was low freights.
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The N. c. and M. X. R. R. Meetln q.

NORTH CONWAY, N. H, April 15.-The
annual meeting of the North Conway and
Thursday. Nathan W. Pease, Lycurgus
Ptman Of Conway, Elbert Wheeler of
Nashua, j. E. Manning of Boston, and G.
w. III. Pitman Of Bartlett, were elected di.
rectors. They organized as follows: Nathan
w. Pease, president; j. Z. Manning, vice
presidens Ebert & Wheeler ,,ti treasurer; s;soISy LIy
Concord, chief enginee :.
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Witness Against sharp.

New YORK, April 15-George B. Powell
the witness against Jake Sharp who has been
detained in custody at the Grand Central
House for the past week was discharged
from custody Friday by Judge Van Bruno.
Powell promising not to leave the city and
to be on hand when the Sharp case Is called
for trial sometime in June next.
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Alexander Sullivan on the Irish Ques.
tim

CHICAGO. April 15.-Alexander Sullivan,
commenting on the recent utterances of
Henry Labouchere, to the effect that war
must be met by war by the Irish people,
said; The Irish people have decided to
follow Parnell. They win take his advice
ana obey MS commands while he leads their
struggle All signs are hopeful. Hereto
fore Ireland has been alone in the fight
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Request of caIIfo nIa Wool Dealers.

tion of a committee representing the wool
dealers of California, asking the Interstate
Commerce Commission to suspend section
four of the interstate Commerce law, in re-
gard to the transportation of wool to the
East, was telegraphed to Chairman Cooley at
Washington yesterday.
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BASE BALL.
YESTERDAYS GAMES

Yesterdays GAMES.
At Hartford-Portlands, Is; Hartfords. 7.
At Lowell-Lowells, 10; Brown Universi-
ty, 2.
AT indianapolis indianapolis, 5; StLouis,
3.
At Philadelphia Philadelphias, 6; Ath-
letics, 0.
AT Washington-Wash 5; Syracuse
Stars, 5.
NOTES.
Edward Caskins has signed az short stop
for the Salems He was formerly short stop
on the New York league team and after
warts catcher for st. Louis. Last year he
nnlShed the season on the Lynns in the New
England league.
tract.
The Portlands play their second game in
Bridgeport, Conn, today.
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The Walking Match.
Another Large Fire.

SALEM. Mass, April 16-[12.5O a. MIA
large fire is raging at the New England brick
works at Danyersport, but the particulars
cannot be given, owing to the distance from
the telegraph Office, and there is no way of
obtaining any
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THE DOMINION.
4 ST. John Assignment.

ST. JOHN, N. b., April 15.-Blair & Co..
private bankers, have made an assignment.
The firm suspended at the time Of the Mari
time bank failure. 1t is feared that the as.
signment will bring disaster on other busi-
ness people Of this city.
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Deputy Collector Murphy Returns to
Augusta.

Augusta.
AUGUSTA, April 15-Deputy Collector
Murphy returned home on the evening train
in the custody Of the sheriff. Tomorrow
forenoon he will again appear In court, and
1t is believed his counsel place but little con-
hdence in the appeal from Judge Webb's do
cision, and win motion to have the case
tranIerred from the Superior Court to the
United States Circuit Court, but it Is very
doubtful II Judge Whitehouse allows tho
motion, as 1t Is understood that he Is not In
cllned to let the matter slip out OF the State
courts Should the matter 60 to the United
States Court 1t would be long period before
conclusive decision would be rea ched.
From present indications II would appea
that Mr.. Murphy viii be obliged to testify
eventually. although he says tonight that no
will not, and viii 90 to Jail first. Mr.. Muir
ply on arriving here tonlgh was again taken
into custody by the sheriff, where he win re-
main until Monday when the case, State VS..
Reuben G. Hall win again come up for trial,
and Mr.. Murphy be asked to testify. The
Judge win then order that the mIttimus Be
enforced unless the witness opens his mouth
Mr.. Murphy says he shall not apply to any
oil the State judges for writ OF hdbeds cor
pus now that he has been denied one by
Judge Webb, although Judge Whitehouse
would probably give him an opportunity.
There is great interest In the case here,
especially among the druggists, and they are
somewhat disappointed over the decision Of
Judge Webb. Many gentlemen have been
here this week watching the case, the result
OF which is Of such vital Importance in the
validity Of the special tax section Of tho
liquor law
A. M. Goddard, Esq, emissary Of the
State, departed for Ellsworth Thursday
afternoon and obtained access TO Collector
Redman's records, although the Collector
was very 10th to grant him the privilege and
delayed him for an hour or more. He re-
turned to Augusta on tonight's Pullman
with all the information that he wanted.
What the Commissioner OF Internal
Revenue Says.
WASHINGTON, April 15.-In relation to
the reported conflict in Maine between the
State and the United States authorities, re-
specting the authority Of the State court 10
compel the production Of the records Of the
Collector OF Internal Revenue for use In ths
prosecution Of persons accused Of selling
distilled spirits in violation Of the State law
the Commissioner Of Internal Revenue SAYS
his office has no disposition to interpose any
obstacles to the enforcement Of State laws.
but that provision similar to that In the
recent Maine law, making the payment Of
an internal revenue tax as a liquor dealer
prtmG tdete evidence OF violation Of the State
law, has been Incorporated In the statutes Of
several OF the States; that the question In
issue In Maine has been raised several times
In other States, but never settled. II Is de-
sired TO obtain judicial decision for future
guidance in numerous cases likely 10 arise.
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A Freight Agent Short In His Ac-
counts.

Morris. of the Pan Handle railroad, has ex-
amined the accounts of S. j. Daggett, of the
local freight office and discovered apparent
discrepancies of $4,000 to $4,000 Daggett
has been discharged from the company's en-
ployment and his bondsmen will be held liza
Bile for any loss.
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BOARDS OF HEALTH.

Edstport
DIR. W. +. Cleveland, stephen Sherlock, John ).
Pearce.
Newport.
f. NJ. Shaw, A. l. Harvey, NJ. D., and X. II. LIB
bey.
Yfnalhdren
William H. Llttleneld. Z. II. Lyford, NJ. d., and
o. p. Lyons.
NOrtcdv.
Z. Il. Smith. IL. f. Mixer and Y. II. Noyes.
ST. Adams.
A. Moulton, s. A. Maxim and N. II. Vlning
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